The holiday season is upon us. And while ordinary folks tend to get busy buying gifts and planning get-togethers, scammers are also taking advantage of this shopping season. As a matter of fact, the AARP pointed out that 76 percent of customers experienced a scam in the last holiday season. This is why it’s best to stay vigilant at all times. 

In light of this, T-Mobile has shared some tips and tools that you can use to prevent getting scammed. Identity theft protection expert, Carrie Kerskie, shared some tips with T-Mobile on how to identify scammers. Some of her tips include:

• Prioritize Privacy: If it’s easy for you, it’s easy for a criminal. 
• Use Available Resources: Take advantage of free anti-fraud safeguards offered by your mobile carrier (like T-Mobile’s Scam Shield).
• Validate or Eliminate:  If you cannot confirm the information is true or confirm a sender’s validity, throw it away, block the phone number or email address and report it as spam or junk mail.

Kerskie also shared some tips on how to identify if a call is a scammer. You can learn more about these tips via T-Mobile’s post.

You can learn more from Kerskie’s tips by following her podcast, Privacy Mentor. You can also get one of her books: Your Public Identity: Because Nothing is Private Anymore and Protect Your Identity self-help guide.  

Source: T-Mobile